Flush tank accessory



April 5, 1938. c. x. WINKELSPECHT 2,113,205

FLUSH TANK ACCESSORY Filed March 26, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor C X.Myra/y w) A iiorneys April 1933- c. x. WINKELSPECHT I 2,113,205

- FLUSH TANK ACCESSORY I I Filed March 26, 19:57 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /7Inventor Aim "29m A itorneus Patented Apr. 51938 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to plumbing appliances and accessories, and hasreference in particular to what may be conveniently classified as anauxiliary attachment usable on the interior of a conventional flush tankin a manner to function as a guide for the discharge flow check bulb.

Persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates recognize theordinary or conventional flush tank construction as embodying 'a rubberbulb serving as the flush water cut-oif valve, the same seating itselfon the flush pipe and being actuated by manually'controlled trip means.Then, too, in the usual arrangement the suspension link for the bulb hasoperating connection with the hanger wire forming a part of the bulb,said hanger wire being mounted for reciprocation in a relatively fixedguide on the overflow pipe. Hence, when the bulb is lifted oil! of itsseat, it dangles about in a more or less haphazard manner in the water.

I have therefore discovered the need for guide means which will compelthe bulb to ascend and descend in a substantially perpendicular line,whereby to maintain it in effective cooperative relationship with itsseat. Hence, the purposes of the invention are to overcome unusual wearand tear on the present day arrangement and to promote continuous andeifective seating of the bulb, whereby to insure more reliableoperation.

In reducing to practice the principles of the novel conception, I haveadopted a simple and inexpensive attachment susceptible of easyapplication and removal, and not calculated to interfere with thereplacement of the bulb whenever necessary or desired.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and drawings.

In'the drawings, wherein like numerals are em-,

ployed to designate like details throughout the views:

Figure 1 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of aso-called conventional flush tank showing the principal details withwhich we are here concerned and illustrating the novel guide attachmentas it is constructed and used.

Figure 2 is a section taken approximately on the horizontal line 2-2 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a central vertical sectional view through the attachment byitself.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of said attachment.

In the drawings in Figure 1, the regular flush tank is denoted by thenumeral 5. The trip lever or handle is indicated on the exterior anddenoted by the numeral 6 and has'operating connection with the customaryrocker arm 1 controlling the pendulous suspension link 8 for theregulation rubber bulb 9.. The stem ill on the bulb operates through thevertical guide II on an adapter arm l2 carried by the overflow pipe IS.The flush pipe is indicated at I and the bulb seats thereon in the usualway.

The improved guide attachment is in the nature of a wire cage andgenerally denoted by the numeral IS.

The attachment l5 comprises a collar or band It which embraces the seatportion of the pipe H, as shown in Figure 1. The split ends I! carry anadjusting screw 18 enabling said band or collar iii to be removablyclamped on the pipe II at a point below the bulb 9. The body portion ofthe cage comprises a plurality of equi-distant circumferentially spacedvertical or perpendicular wires l9, these having their upper ends 20flared outwardly and their lower ends bent laterally inward as at 2| andconnected with the attaching clamp or collar I6. The numeral 22designates a wire ring which is attached to and surrounds the centralportions of the wires I! to stabilize the assembly. It is therefore selfevident that this is an unusually simple adaptation and coorcfination ofproperly selected features. The parts cooperate to contribute theirproportionate share to the unitary article shown and described.

It is thought that an accessory of this type is in 0 effect aninnovation in this line of endeavor. ,It is calculated to appeal to thetrade, and is quite eflicient in operation, easy to install and remove,

and therefore justifies unqualified endorsement by the trade aspromoting progress in this line in a limited but neverthelessappreciable manner.

The collar i6 is adaptable to connection with a pipe I 4 whether itprojects a great distance into the tank or terminates in close proximityto the inner surface of the bottom of the tank. The features i1 and I8can be readily shifted around so that they are accessible to facilitateapplication and removal. The device being open at the top does notinterfere with the rise and fall of the bulb. Nor does it interfere withreplacement of said bulb whenever a new one is required. It follows,therefore. that the introduction of this novel guide attachment iscalculated to prolong the life of the bulb, to insure more constant andcertain operations, and is otherwise aptly fitted for the specificpurposes intended.

It is thought that the description taken in connection with the drawingswill enable a clear understanding of the invention to be had.

Therefore, a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

While the preferred embodiment oi the invention has been shown anddescribed, it is to be 5 understood that minor changes coming within theheld of invention claimed may be resorted to if desired.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a guide for a 10 flush tank bulb in theform of an attachment comprising a wire cage open at its top and bottom,said cage being provided at its bottom with a circular split bandattaching collar having,

